Garter grip



' May 25,1926. 1,586,401

5. BORGNIS GARTER GRIP Filed March 10, 1926 Male/wot Jayson Zoymi.

Patented May 25', 192a UNITED STATES isaam PATENT orr lcs.

SAMSON BORGNIS, or PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA;

GARTER GRIP.

Application filed March 10, 1926. Serial no. 93,599.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in a garter grip, and has for,

whereby any protuberances which might interfere with other parts of the wearers clothing will be eliminated.

A further object ofthe invention is to so construct the elements of the grip that one will nest within another so that the strain incident to suspending a hose will be distributed over a greater surface of the grip thereby reducing to a minimum the possibility of the parts becoming separated, as well as the likelihood of the parts being bent out of shape or otherwise damaged so that the life of the grip isincreased.

A still further object of the invention is to improve the construction of the spring latch and the method of mounting the same. With these ends in view, this invention con sists in the details of construction and combination of elements hereinafter set forth and then specifically designated by the claims. p In order that those skilled in the art to which this invention appertains, may understand how to make and use the same, I will describe its construction in detail, re-

ferring by numerals to the accompanying drawings forming a partof this applica tion, in which:

Fig. 1- is a front elevation of a garter, illustrating my garter grip applied thereto.

Fig. 2, is an enlarged plan view of the socket member with a portion broken away and parts shown in section to illustrate details of construction.

Fig. 3, is a longitudinal sectional view thereof.

Fig. 4, is an enlarged plan view of the stud member.

Fig. 5, is a longitudinal sectional view thereof.

In carrying out my invention as herein embodied, 10 represents a garter of any well-known or desired construction, including a pad 11, provided with the usual clasp 12 for attachment to a hose, and a strap 13 usually of elastic material with its fore end looped and provided with an attaching buckle 14.

I To the pad 11 is secured a stud member 15 of my improved garter grip by means of stitches 16 running thru the pad and the slot 17 in the lea-fit With the leaf 18 is formed the integral concavo-convex body '19 having a stud 2O projecting from the convex surface formed by pressing or stamping out the central portion of the body 19 and then pinching an intermediate portion of tlie'pressed-out partto provide a ball-like head21 and a neck 22.

A socket member 28 is attached to the fore looped end of the strap 13 by threadover the body 19 of the stud member, whereby the body of said stud member snugly nests within the body of the insert so that their peripheral flanges engage, and any strain on the grip will be distributed about theperipheral flanges of the bodies of the two members.

From the body 29 of the insert is formed a socket 30 by pressing, stamping or otherwise, and this socket has apair of opposite ly disposed slots 31 for the reception of the arms 32 of the spring clip 33, said spring clips being produced from a piece of suitable resilient wire fashioned to provide the arms 32, extensions 34 projecting outwardly at right angles from the arms 32 and a bow 35 between the'two extensions 34, the construction of said bow being substantially that of thehood 27 so as to fit within the latter and limit the movements of the sprin clips in one direction.

The socket 30 being of the proper dimensions to receive the stud 20 and the arms 32 of the spring clip being disposed across the chamber of the socket, as plainly shown in Fig. 2, when the stud is inserted in the socket, the head 21 thereof of said stud will force. the arms of the spring clip away from each other until the stud head passes be yond the clipped arms, when the latter will again move toward each other and engage the neck of the stud thereby preventing accidental withdrawal of the stud member from the socket member.

It is to be understood that the insert 28 fits Within the hood 27, Where it is secured in any desirable or well-known manner, as by rolling the edge of the hood ineinb'er over the outer face of the insert, as will be obvious.

Of course 1 do not wish to be limited to the exact details of construction zis herein shown as these may be varied Withinthe limits oft-he appended cnims Without departing froni the spirit of my in-yention.

Having thus hilly described my invention, What I claim as new antllise'ful is:

1. garter grip comprising stud' and socket inen'ibers, said stud nien'iber including a; Wing, a concave-convex body, and a stud and said socket ineniber inclnding i' Wing, a hood, an insert ln onnted in the hoodind provided \ifit h' a concave-convex body and a slotted socket, and a spring; cliphonsed between the hood and insert hdifihgi inns registering With-the slots in the socket, so as to be disposed across-the chaniher within sziid socket 2. A gartef grip comprising,v conibination, a socliet rneinber including. :1 Wing provided with a slot, a projection extendin iroin' said wing, an iii'teg'ral hood formed i h sold Wing, an insert within said hood, and" comprising a; concave-convex body and an integral socket, the latter having oppositely disposed slots therein, a spring clip within the hood including a bow, extensions projecting inwardly from the ends of the bow, and arms projecting from sziid extensions at rigl'it' angles thereto for regisn-nitn with slots in the socket so as to be disposed across the chamber of said socket; :istud nienibr for coactionfwith the socket member includinga Wing having a slot therein, an integral concaivo-conrux body to nest Within the body of the insert of the socket member, an integral stud formed from the body of the stud" member and fishioned to provide at hezid and neck, said head being insertable in the socket whereby the arins of the spring clip engage the neck to prevent accidental separation o fitiiet i o meni-bei's.

In testimoi'iy xiihereof, I have hereunto zifiizied signature;

SAMSON B'oReNIs. 

